Caruso
Fabian Lara Lyrics
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Can't keep his mind on nothin' else
He'd trade the world
For a good thing he's found
If she is bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he puts her down
When a man loves a woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way
It ought to be
When a man loves a woman
I give you everything I've got (yeah)
Trying to hold on
To your precious love
Baby please don't treat me bad
When a man loves a woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Loving eyes can never see
Yes when a man loves a woman
I now exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, baby
I am a man
When a man loves a woman
The lyrics to "Caruso" by Fabian Lara are not related to "When a man loves a woman" but I can explain "When a man loves a woman" by Percy Sledge. It describes the depth of love that a man feels for a woman. When a man truly loves a woman, he becomes so absorbed in her that everything else fades away. Even if the woman isn't perfect and makes mistakes, he will still love her and give up anything to keep her. He becomes willing to sacrifice his own comfort and security to just be near her. In fact, the song hints that a man in love is almost blinded by devotion and is even unable to see his partner's flaws. He's ready to do anything for her even when it results in his own misery. The culmination of his feelings is described as a soul-deep experience, something that can't be seen, only felt. The song serves to show the intensity of love and worship that a man can feel for a woman.
Line by Line Meaning
When a man loves a woman
The beginning of a tribute to the power and intensity of love felt by a man for a woman.
Can't keep his mind on nothin' else
This love consumes the man's thoughts and he can hardly bear to focus on anything else.
He'd trade the world
This love is so valuable to the man that he'd surrender everything else he has to keep it.
For a good thing he's found
The man knows he's found something exceptional and is willing to stake everything on it.
If she is bad, he can't see it
His love blinds him to her faults, and he sees her as nothing but perfect.
She can do no wrong
No matter what she does, he always sees it in a positive light because she can never do anything wrong in his eyes.
Turn his back on his best friend
His priorities shift as his love for her becomes his main focus, even at the expense of his friendships.
Spend his very last dime
He is willing to risk every last bit of his financial resources to hold onto the love he's found.
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He desperately needs this love to survive and is doing everything he can to keep it going.
He'd give up all his comforts
Every comfort he's accustomed to is nothing compared to the value he places on this relationship.
And sleep out in the rain
He is willing to put himself through physical hardship to maintain the love they share.
If she said that's the way it ought to be
Her word is law to him, and he'll follow her even if it's against his own desires.
I give you everything I've got (yeah)
He offers her his all, holding nothing back in order to demonstrate the full extent of his love.
Trying to hold on
He is desperately holding on to this love, lest it slip away from him.
To your precious love
He recognizes the value and importance of the love she offers him, and is doing everything in his power to keep it going.
Baby please don't treat me bad
He pleads with her not to take advantage of his love and trust by treating him poorly.
Deep down in his soul
His love for her is so deeply ingrained within him that it holds a place within the very core of his being.
She can bring him such misery
If her love for him fades or she uses his love against him, it would cause him immense pain.
If she is playing him for a fool
If she is manipulating him, he'll be the last to know because his love blinds him to it.
He's the last one to know
He is so deeply in love with her that he can't see the harm she's doing to him until it's too late.
Loving eyes can never see
Sometimes, love is so intense and powerful that it can blind someone to their partner's darker side, making it impossible to recognize.
I now exactly how he feels
The singer connects with the emotions felt by men everywhere who experience this level of love.
'Cause baby, baby, baby
An expression of strong affection towards the woman who inspired this song.
I am a man
Prideful declaration of manhood and the masculine identity that fuels the powerful love the song describes.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Calvin Houston Lewis, Andrew James Wright
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@nona4447
Qui dove il mare luccica
E tira forte il vento
Su una vecchia terrazza
Davanti al golfo di Surriento
Un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
Dopo che aveva pianto
Poi si schiarisce la voce
E ricomincia il canto
Te voglio bene assai
Ma tanto tanto bene, sai
È una cantena ormai
Che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene, sai
Vide le luci in mezzo al mare
Pensò alle notti là in America
Ma erano solo le lampare
E la bianca scia di un'elica
Sentì il dolore nella musica
Si alzò dal pianoforte
Ma quando vide la luna uscire da una nuvola
Gli sembrò più dolce anche la morte
Guardò negli occhi la ragazza
Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
Poi all'improvisso uscì una lacrima
E lui credette d'affogare
Te voglio bene assai
Ma tanto tanto bene, sai
È una cantena ormai
Che sciogliei sangue dint'e vene, sai
Potenza della lirica
Dove ogni dramma è un falso
Che con un po' di trucco e con la mimica
Puoi diventare un altro
Ma due occhi che ti guardano
Così vicini e veri
Ti fan scordare le parole
Confondono i pensieri
Così diventa tutto piccolo
Anche le notti là in America
Ti volti e vedi la tua vita
Come la scia di un'elica
Ma sì, è la vita che finisce
Ma lui non ci pensò poi tanto
Anzi si sentiva già felice
E ricominciò il suo canto
Te voglio bene assai
Ma tanto tanto bene, sai
È una cantena ormai
Che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene, sai
Te voglio bene assai
Ma tanto tanto bene sai
È una cantena ormai
@4270gab
Caruso
Here, where the sea shimmers and the wind gusts strongly
On an old terrace in front of the Gulf of Sorrento
A man embraces a girl after she had cried
Then clears his throat 1 and begins the song again
I love you very much
So much, so much, you know
It is a bond from now on
That frees the blood inside the veins, you know
He saw the lights in the middle of the sea, he thought of the nights there in America
But they were only the fisher men's lamps and the white wake from a propeller
He felt the pain in the music and he rose from the piano
But when he saw the moon emerging from a cloud, even death seemed sweeter to him
He looked the girl in the eyes, those eyes, green like the sea
Then suddenly a tear fell, and he believed he was drowning
I love you very much
So much, so much, you know
It is a bond from now on
That frees the blood inside the veins, you know
The power of opera, where every drama is a hoax
With a little make-up and with mimicry, you are able to become another
Thus everything becomes small even the nights there in America
You turn and see your life like the wake from a propeller
I love you very much
So much, so much, you know
It is a bond from now on
That frees the blood inside the veins, you know
I love you very much
So much, so much, you know
It is a bond from now on
That frees the blood inside the veins, you know
inside the veins, you know
@jimtilley6077
Thank you so much for this information, Martin s! I would that you listen to these words, which have haunted me for a number of months now, but these are the words I noted concerning Lara Fabian's rendition of Dalla's "Caruso," which had me asking questions such as this one I posted February 6th 2015, seeking anybody who could help me:
"And again, Lara's lovely voice is hypnotic; her passion felt within the words of the music! I am not able to know dor sure, but I would love to have another who understands EXACTLY what is being said within the music of this language - Is it not Italian? - please give to me, exactly what is found within this language, as perfectly as possible, what is most assuredly going on within this piece of music. I feel within the presentations of Pavarroti and Lara Fabian, so much more is being said in the cadency of the music, than I am hearing within the English subtitles.
Would someone able to pick out the true story from within the language being sung, please write the "hidden aspects of the music," in English as well, so that I am able to ascertain whether or not I am simply dreaming, or that there is a hidden message in the languages, that I am not hearing in the English, but surely throughout the music: would you please do this for me?
I feel an overtone of actual death occurring in the music; either the death of the man singing to the woman with the green eyes, or the death of the woman with the green eyes, I do not know which one is dying: is this also being pushed forward in the language, and not being noted within the English subtitles?
Or is it the awfulness of that which is not actual death, but possibly that which is greater than actual death, but a time of either of these, the one or the other, having to live life without the one that is dying able to live beside him/her any longer due to his/her death, and the one living, hating to have to do so - live without the other being there? Am I simply dreaming these thoughts, placing them there when they aren't there truly, using the imagination, or is this emplied within the song "Caruso," and I have no actual/historical understanding of the reason why I see these things in another language, being brought to my soul through the music?
If you can understand that which I am saying, and can help me in English, please do. Maybe this is being seen and heard by all who love music - I do not know - however, it would be great to understand, finally, that I might put this all to sleep in the knowledge of its true story."
And so thank you Martin, as her rendition of "Caruso," to my mind and heart, which are those of a musician - a vocalist and percussionist - brought forth in me feelings of actual death occurring, as you can read in the above! Your enlightenment of the reasons for the verbiage, now cause me great pain, as well as pleasure, in being able to discern through the music and the passion of Lara's presentation, a deeper quality in the music, that spoke to me of imminent death occurring, and I was able to even note the quality of death by saying:
"I feel an overtone of actual death occurring in the music; either the death of the man singing to the woman with the green eyes, or the death of the woman with the green eyes, I do not know which one is dying: is this also being pushed forward in the language, and not being noted within the English subtitles? Or is it the awfulness of that which is not actual death, but possibly that which is greater than actual death, but a time of either of these, the one or the other, having to live life without the one that is dying able to live beside him/her any longer due to his/her death, and the one living, hating to have to do so - live without the other being there? Am I simply dreaming these thoughts, placing them there when they aren't there truly, using the imagination, or is this emplied within the song "Caruso," and I have no actual/historical understanding of the reason why I see these things in another language, being brought to my soul through the music?"
Thank you for having answered me long before I made my predicament known on youtube! Now I may close the book on my dilemma, but this, even as I choose to open the book on Lara Fabian a good deal further!
@ZanarAesthetics
Caruso has to be the most legendary opera song
@000tyr
It's an opera song?
@tuuretamminen9142
I don't think there's ever recorded more perfect single live vocal performance. The passion and emotion, perfect flawless technique and The most Beautiful Voice. Lara. Just speechless. And it's not even her own song...
@Helen-oy7dx
Superb,I don't think I drew breath the whole time in case I missed something. Captivating and raw and deep and so motivated ❤
@tuuretamminen9142
@Helen So you're unconscious now...😁😁 Yes, she truly captivates you into somekind of trance...Especially when she sings in italian or french.
@christinedavidmcgregor6010
I agree she is my favourite female rendition of this beautiful, heartsearing song and Jonathon Antoine is my favourite male artist for Caruso
@alexandrudanielmangiurea506
Is a good version but honestly, Pavarotti' s version is better
@tuuretamminen9142
@alexandru daniel mangiurea...but for real...Lara's version is much better.
@archnebula
As much as I love Pavarotti, this lady is the only one for me who knows how to nail it. She presents herself as a narrator, her entire body language screams as if she experiences these bittersweet moments between those two lovers. It is just utter perfection, the voice is so clear, so powerful and at the same time, it weighs you down. It is just a masterpiece, bravo.
@ArkanphelLA2
By far the best version of that song, her feelings pierce you through your heart.